There are lots of things we like about I'm A Celeb. Mark's hilarious attempts at flirting (“something poking up” in the pool? Really?), Dougie looking cute in his baby-blue dungarees, the fact that Dec always looks as if he's holding in an enormous guffaw... but the thing we liked most about I'm A Celeb tonight had to be Sinitta.
Not since Dean Gaffney's amazing dry-heaving has their been a such an extreme reaction coming out of the gob of a celeb. We can understand that she's scared, but Sinitta really takes it to the next level. Taking part in the Hellavator task tonight, Sinitta was screaming and doing her bizarre arm-stroking routine before they'd even lowered her under the ground. She then proceeded to scream, pant and yell out hilarious statements such as, “I'm scared to put it in!” It was enough to reduce both Ant and Dec (and us) to actual tears of mirth. Then, during the live trial, she sidestepped around the box containing the snake because she "didn't want him to look at me". Genius! The lobster slid out of her mouth, she flicked water all over Ant and Dec, she did a great Jacko impression as she danced some insects off, and then got covered in sludge. Honestly, Ant and Dec deserve a Bafta each just for their part in the live trial alone.
Sinitta knows full well where she's going wrong, too. She knows that her ridiculous and hilarious reactions are the reason she keeps getting selected for all the tasks. After all, us viewing public want to be entertained – and we all know there's nothing more entertaining than a celeb in the midst of a creepy-crawly-induced meltdown. Long may she continue in the jungle, we say!
Mark claimed tonight that he “couldn't even remember the last time I kissed a girl” only to then admit that “it was about a week ago”. Oh dear. He was trying to impress Emily, of course, and she seems to be falling for it. We're not 100 per cent convinced, though. Dougie had better chemistry with the cockroaches that crawled over his feet during the Beat The Bugs task. What do you think? Is Emily just playing along for the sake of it, or does she really have the hots for Mark?
Oh, and while we're here, we just have to say: HAROLD BISHOP. Legend. We're loving a bit of the Bish in the jungle. This series is definitely shaping up to be one of the best of recent years – and we're only one week in! Who do you think is going to be crowned King or Queen of the jungle?